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Morning Discovery

Aragorn

I sat upright in my bedroll from a nightmare that I can't remember. I shake it off quickly and notice that Amanda has fallen asleep at watch but she isn't alone. The halfling Frodo is perched upon her lap sleeping peacefully his head resting upon her shoulder. A more comforting picture I had never seen before resolutely I got up and took the blanket from my bedroll and draped it over them. The didn't even stir they kept on sleeping peacefully. So I went back to my bedroll and lay back down to rest even though I couldn't sleep anymore at least my body could rest itself. Amanda and Frodo would make a good match if only they were of the same species. Of course I couldn't talk since I was in love with an Elf. Who was I to judge, they could make it work if they sincerely wanted to. I now felt sorry for anyone who wanted to try and mess with Frodo. Amanda was and always will be a spitfire and being a fire mage well the attitude suited her. She would protect that little Hobbit with her life and I knew so, only too well.

Laurelin

Dawn broke bright and clear shining through the window to awaken me to it's intimate kiss the next morning. I looked to the foot of the bed and noted with alarm that Frodo was missing. I panicked bumping Sam who woke up with a start,

"What? What's on with you no?" asked Sam.

"Frodo's gone!" I cried. Sam looked ready to faint when a voice said.

"He's asleep in the chair!" Then I remembered that Strider had found us last night and had been the one who purchased this room. I glanced at the chair and found Frodo just as Strider had said but he'd left out the detail that Frodo was sleeping in Amanda's lap. They made a cute picture I almost was sad to have to wake them up in a few minutes. I would wake the other Hobbits first. I reached over Sam with my leg and gave Merry a small kick which resulted in a chain reaction for he kicked Pippin straight off of the bed. Pippin got up and rounded on his cousin with a pitcher of water. Sam and I had just enough time to get off of the bed before it was soaked with water.

"What did you that for?" asked Merry jumping up in shock.

"You kicked me and threw me off the bed," stated Pippin.

"I did not!"

"Yes you did I got the bruises on my arse to prove it," cursed Pip.

"Pippin don't be swearing you silly tweenager," scolded Merry. Pippin only scowled at merry for a moment but then a hideous black look passed over his face that would have made an Orc proud.

"How come he got to sleep in Amanda's lap?" asked Pippin accusingly.

"I awoke sometime in the night to find the two of them like that," answered Strider.

"Wait a minute Strider you said sometime in the night, I thought that Frodo went to sleep with the rest of us didn't he?" I commented.

"Frodo went to sleep with the rest of you but Amanda could not sleep and offered to take the first watch I awoke in the middle of the night and found them that way," he replied.

"The she is not taking watch tonight for she has watched the past two nights in a row," I said daring anyone to challenge me. When no one did I noticed the first stirrings of life from the chair. Frodo yawned and stretched he pulled down the blanket and brought his hands up to his face to rub his eyes. Amanda had curled her arm protectively at some point in the night. I had no idea of why but at the moment the why's didn't matter they had each gotten some sleep and that was what mattered. At Frodo's stirrings Amanda also began to wake up. She started with stretching her legs and then her arms. She also cracked her neck making us all cringe.

"Good Morning Amanda," said Frodo sweetly.

"Frodo," she said in surprise the were hardly aware of the rest of us. "You didn't stay on my lap all night did you?" Frodo said nothing just nodded his eyes sparkling a bright blue. Just then Pippin cleared his throat loudly breaking up the tender moment. I felt like kicking him again.

"Oh we're sorry," said Frodo. "We didn't know the rest of you were awake." he smiled at me now there was a face you couldn't say no to.

"Yes, well we're going to get some breakfast," ground out Pippin before stalking out of the room. I was going to hurt him when I could get him alone, just because he was jealous didn't it didn't give him the right to do that. Ignorant ass.

Breakfast was a silent affair as Pippin glared daggers at Frodo and it was over faster than I'd anticipated, before I knew it we were out on the road heading for the trees again. About a mile from town Frodo asked,

"Where are you taking us?"

"Into the wild," was Striders immediate response. Strider led the way as the seven of us walked. Sam led a pony taking up the rear, while Frodo, Amanda, Merry, Pippin and myself took up the middle.

"How do we know this Strider is a friend of Gandalf's," asked Merry.

"I think a servant of the enemy would look fairer and feel fouler," answered Frodo.

"But where is he leading us?" asked Sam Anxiously.

"To Rivendell Master Gamgee, to the council of Elrond," responded Strider the smile evident in his voice. He knew what Amanda was going to do when she got to Rivendell. We then continued our trek with Sam saying excitedly,

"Did you hear that we're going to see the Elves!"Sam was definitely ecstatic over that tidbit of news.